Vulnerability among slum dwellers in Lucknow, India: Implications for urban livelihood security

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 333-358

  Kantor, Paula ^a   Nair, Padmaja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 33644976734     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.27.3.4     Document Type: Article

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